From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-02-16, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:07:21 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> So, if they pass the bar exam that makes them a "doctor?" I didn't   
   >> realize the standards were that low.   
   >   
   > No, if most states they get the JD (usually 3 years of law school past the   
   > undergraduate degree) before they can apply to the bar. You could fail the   
   > bar exam and still be a JD.   
   >   
   > A close friend and I went through high school and college together and he   
   > went on the get a PhD. He was often at the house eating supper with us   
   > etc. At one point his wife informed my mother he should be addressed as   
   > Doctor X. That went over well.   
   >   
   > Then there is Doctor Jill...  In the last century using the honorific for   
   > people who weren't medical doctors was more common outside of an academic   
   > environment.   
      
   So a JD doesn't even require you pass the bar exam. And that's supposed to   
   be a high honor to some people? Good grief.   
      
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